Automated Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions, SF-86 (QSP System)

Conference · Sun Jul 28 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5361651

Fisher, Melinda J. ^[1]; Deatherage, Kelley W. ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States); Boeing Computer Services Co., Richland, WA (United States)

In 1988, the office of Personnel Management drastically revised the investigative form used as a source document in conducting background investigations. To manually produce the revised form, the Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions, the Westinghouse Hanford Company/Boeing Computer Services, Richland, Inc., would have required an estimated increased staff effort of 32%. One alternative was to create a computer-aided system, the Automated Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions. Through development and implementation of the system, the need for additional staffing has been eliminated, the predetermined reinvestigation submission quotas have been maintained, and the Office of Personnel Management rejection rate has been reduced to less than 1%. There are currently 20 known facilities successfully using the US Department of Energy and Office of Personnel Management approved Automated Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions. By storing a facsimile of the Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions form in the laser printer's memory, using electronic forms-generation software, an applicant or employee data file is merged with this electronic form image and printed together as one form. The applicant or employee data can be retained indefinitely with minimal file updates for the five-year reinvestigation or other investigations, as needed.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 5361651
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA--1089; CONF-910774--78; ON: DE91017766
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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